Vehicle-hub.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN E. FOLEY, OFPONTIAO, MICHIGAN.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 702,548, dated June 17, 1902. Application filed October 16, 1901. `Serial No. 78,776. (No model.)

YTo @ZZ whom t may concer-1c:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. FOLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pontiac,-

ers skilled in the art to which it pertains toV make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this speciiication .w f v My invention relates to an improvement in vehicle-hubs, shown in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claims.

' In the drawings, Figure lis asectional view through the hub and its encircling collar or band'. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view showing a variation of the means for securingthe collars to the hub. Fig. 3 is a similar view of another variation.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and effective means for securing the collars or bands to the wood h ub of a vehiclewheel and in other matters of detail hereinafter referred to.

Referring to the letters of reference shown in the drawings, A is the wooden hub; B B, the collars or bands. i C C are metal plugs set in recesses cut in the wooden hub.

D D are screws entering the plugs set in the hub through holes in the collars, thereby engaging the bands to the hub.` In the variation shown in Fig. 2 holes are bored at suitable points around the periphery of the hub, and corresponding holes are drilled in the bands encircling the hub of smaller diameter. After the bands are placed in position lead is poured in the several holes,lling the cavities. It willbe seenA that by boring a larger hole in the wood than in the band andthen filling the entire `cavity there can be-no possibility of the plug working' out, whileat :the same screws D, and in this yconstruction there is n0 Vpossibility of the plugs dropping out when the collar is taken off.

Y, In constructing the collars I prefer to form the inner edge tapering, or what is commonly known as a .knifeedge, in order that the collar andfwooden portion may be ush on the inside without cuttinga shoulder in the wood,

which I have found in practice has a tendency to receive ascrew, collars encircling said wood poi-tion and theplugs, said collars provided with holes adapted to register with the holes in the plugs, and screws for engaging the collars with the p1ugs,substantial1y as described. 2. Ina vehicle-hub, a wood portion,metallic plugshaving a screw-threaded engagement with saidwood portion, the ends iush with thesurface'of'thewood portion, said plugs tapped to receiveja screw, collars encircling said wood portion and the plugs and provided with holes registering with the holes tapped in the plugs, and screws to engage the collars with the plugs, substantially as described.

3. In a vehicle-hub,a wood portion,metallic plugs recessed in said Wood portion and tapped to receive a screw, collars to encircle said wood portion and plugs provided with holes registering with the holes in the plugs, said collar `formed with a knife-edge `O n-the inside so as to form a'iiush joint with the VWood and screws to engage the collar to the plugs, substantially-as described. In testimony whereof I sign this specification in presencegof two witnesses.

JOHN E. FOLEY.

Witnesses:

J. E. THOMAS, FRANK DUNE. 

